Citations:dark academia

Noun: "(Internet slang) an aesthetic popularized in the 2010s, centered on higher education..."

 * 2020, Angélique Chu, "The Rise of 'Dark Academia'", The Insider (Vanier College, Montreal, PQ), 23 October 2020, page 10:
 * Dark academia is considered to be LGBTQ inclusive due to the androgynous clothes associated with it.
 * 2021, Jacqueline Kipping, "Dark academia", The Issue (Radboud University), Fall 2021, page 21:
 * Dark Academia has received valid criticism for its Eurocentrism and elitism.
 * 2021, Caitlin Haviland, "Breaking the BU Bubble", The Buzz (Boston University), Fall 2021, page 67:
 * I thought that dark academia and brownstone mansions were all that Boston had to offer, or at least, it didn’t occur to me to even consider what might be beyond my idealistic vision.
 * 2022, Alisha Samnani, "TikTok's Top Five Fall Book Recommendations For 2022", Capilano Courier (Capilano College), September 2022, page 8:
 * This dark-academia-meets-hunger-games tale centred around magicians competing to join a prestigious secret society has TikTok users in a frenzy
 * 2023, Valeria Oneto, "The Trend Setting Anti-Icon", Hub Style, January 2023, page 30:
 * With her aesthetic between Dark Academia and gothic ballet, Wednesday Addams is the new trendsetter that adds to the teen-college atmosphere a dash of darkness and a sophistication with nostalgic accents.
 * 2023, Amy Rushton, "A Byronic image", Exeposé (University of Exeter), 8 February 2023, page 18:
 * Dark academia provides a means for young people to engage in, and build a community around, literature.
 * 2023, Charmaine Yu, "'Hot Girl Books'", The Strand (Victoria University, Toronto, ON), 13 March 2023, page 13:
 * Alongside ‘Hot Girl Books,’ niche internet aesthetics such as ‘Dark Academia’ and ‘Cottagecore’ have become ways in which girls model their identity, transcending the world of online media.
 * 2023, Kaitlin Resler, "Emma Willard School on TikTok", Signature Magazine, Spring 2023, page 10:
 * For a few weeks previous to the first post (a moody, dark academia-themed look at what it’s like to wander a snowy campus to practice oboe in LyonRemington) the students met to discuss the plan, including the logistics on how it would work, best practices, and the desired tone for the account.
 * 2023, Rebecca van Besouw, "Literature Spotlight: Babel by RF Kuang", PDBY (University of Pretoria), 8 May 2023, page 11:
 * As a recent example of the ‘dark academia’ trend in literature, the novel effectively examines and subverts the romanticised view of so-called ‘prestigious’ universities.
 * Dark academia provides a means for young people to engage in, and build a community around, literature.
 * 2023, Charmaine Yu, "'Hot Girl Books'", The Strand (Victoria University, Toronto, ON), 13 March 2023, page 13:
 * Alongside ‘Hot Girl Books,’ niche internet aesthetics such as ‘Dark Academia’ and ‘Cottagecore’ have become ways in which girls model their identity, transcending the world of online media.
 * 2023, Kaitlin Resler, "Emma Willard School on TikTok", Signature Magazine, Spring 2023, page 10:
 * For a few weeks previous to the first post (a moody, dark academia-themed look at what it’s like to wander a snowy campus to practice oboe in LyonRemington) the students met to discuss the plan, including the logistics on how it would work, best practices, and the desired tone for the account.
 * 2023, Rebecca van Besouw, "Literature Spotlight: Babel by RF Kuang", PDBY (University of Pretoria), 8 May 2023, page 11:
 * As a recent example of the ‘dark academia’ trend in literature, the novel effectively examines and subverts the romanticised view of so-called ‘prestigious’ universities.